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Carla

female

Carla.

Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #74 in New Zealand in 1974. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

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Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Syllables
2
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
female
Language family
Not available

Popularity

FallingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #186 to #768.19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#186#768
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England and Wales rank by year
YearRank
1996#192
1997#186
1998#208
1999#210
2000#238
2001#208
2002#288
2003#310
2004#313
2005#345
2006#378
2007#369
2008#341
2009#374
2010#438
2011#449
2012#679
2013#561
2014#663
2015#656
2016#768
2017#604
2018#560
2019#513
2020#617
2021#537
2022#541
2023#583
2024#638

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
2
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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